Kingston, Ontario (1911 census)
Kingston was a census subdivision in Ontario, recorded in the 1911 Census of Canada with a population of 2,939. The community is grounded to Wikidata Q115261925. The administrative centroid was at approximately 44.717°N, 76.981°W.
Population
In 1911, Kingston had a population of 2,939: 550 male and 495 female residents. Population density was 9.8 people per square mile.
Population trajectory across census years
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1851 | 5,235 |
| 1861 | 4,587 |
| 1871 | 4,101 |
| 1881 | 3,739 |
| 1891 | 3,349 |
| 1901 | 3,176 |
| 1911 | 2,939 |
| 1921 | 2,867 |
Cross-year identity established by spatial polygon overlap (SAME_AS chains across the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary files).
Neighbouring Census Subdivisions in 1911
In the 1911 census, Kingston shared boundaries with:
Full census record, 1911
The 1911 census recorded 38 measurements for this Census Subdivision across 4 categories.
Population & families (1911). This community's record includes 68,577 area in acres, 2,939 total population, 550 males in the population, 495 females in the population, 320 single (never-married) males, 253 single (never-married) females, 240 families, 212 married males, 207 married females, 107.15 area in square miles, 35 widowed females, 11 widowed males, 9.75 population per square mile, 7 males with marital status not given. 1,404 population in the previous census (1901 reference column included in 1911 V1T1). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T1; V1T2.)
Ethnic origin (1911). This community's record includes 1,281 persons of British origin (English), 888 persons of British origin (Irish), 378 persons of British origin (Scotch / Scottish), 194 persons of Dutch origin, 92 persons of German origin, 45 persons of French origin, 9 persons of British origin (other), 7 persons of Russian origin. 2 persons recorded under the 1911/1921 official census category "Negro"; refers to people of African descent. Term is now considered offensive and is preserved here only as the historical source label. 1 persons recorded under the official census category "Indian"; corresponds to what is now described as Indigenous (First Nations; in northern enumerations also Inuit) origin. "Indian" was simultaneously a census category and the legal/administrative term under the Indian Act (1876). (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T7.)
Religion (1911). This community's record includes 1,578 Methodists, 475 Anglicans (Church of England), 418 Presbyterians, 391 Roman Catholics, 42 persons whose religion or origin is unspecified, 37 adherents of various sects (residual category in 1911), 13 Baptists, 9 Salvation Army adherents, 3 Brethren, 3 Protestants (general / no denomination specified), 2 Congregationalists, 1 Lutherans. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V2T2; V2T7.)
Buildings & housing (1911). This community's record includes 239 dwellings. (Source: 1911 Census of Canada, V1T2.)
Identifiers
- TCP UID:
ON069009— year-scoped identifier from the Canadian Census Subdivision boundary file - Persistent place ID:
PLACE_ON111008— computed from spatial-overlap chains across census years - Wikidata: Q115261925
Sources
Census tabulations from the 1911 Census of Canada, transcribed and georeferenced by the Canadian Peoples / TCP project, hosted at the HGIS Lab, University of Saskatchewan. Persistent place identity computed from spatial-overlap chains across all available census years (1851–1921). Identity grounding to Wikidata performed via the HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph project's MCP-assisted disambiguation pipeline. See the About / Methodology page for the full data pipeline.
Cite this page
Clifford, J. (2026). "Kingston, Ontario (1911 census)" in HGIS Canada Knowledge Graph. Retrieved from https://jimclifford.ca/hgiscanada/places/on/kingston-on069009-1911/.